Benson Murder Case Chapter Twenty Two
In a New York County inquiry, Alvin Benson, a Wall Street broker, is murdered. District Attorney Markham and narrator Vance examine Miss Hoffman testimony and a forged $10,000 check with a note and confession from Leander Pfyfe, probing motive, opportunity, and suspect actions. Major Benson and Pfyfe’s volatile interactions emerge as central clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Vance
John FX
Markham
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alvin Benson
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
S. Ellis Hoffman
Paula Banning
Pfyfe’s
Benson and Benson
Bigsby Ostrander
William H. Moriarty
George G. Stitt
Stitt and McCoy
Maurice Dinwiddie
Asssistant
Ernest Heath
Burke, Snitkin, Emery
Homicide Bureau
Ben Hanlon
Phelps, Tracy, Springer, Higginbotham
Carl Hagedorn
Doremus
Frank Swacker
Currie
Vance
S. 8S
van Dine
Pfyfe
Pryfe
Miss Hoffman
Benson
Miss Katinka
Goldsmith
Beacon
Mouzon Sees Large Church Service Shift And Growth
Charlotte Bishop E D Mouzon of the Methodist Episcopal Church South says a great transformation is under way in church affairs with increased emphasis on educational work and worship. He supports junior congregations within churches to boost adult and youth work as cities like Charlotte Spartanburg Columbia and Anderson invest heavily in educational facilities. He notes the church school revival follows this policy shift and marks a change from past views of church schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
The
Charlotte News Today
E. D. Mouzon
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Mouston
Carolinas
Spartanburg
Columbia
Anderson
Winston-Salem
America Found at Just the Right Time by Gardner
O Max Gardner of Shelby argues Europe’s historic borders and isolation fueled hate and that American unity came from shared national development. He warns European divisions threaten harmony and extols American service clubs for fostering friendship and restraint of bigotry. A Public sale notice follows.
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America
Shelby
O. Max Gardner
United States of America
Texas
California
Great West
New Orleans
Europe
Rutherfordton
N. C
Shelby, Marion
Alps
Gardner
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Service Clubs
Mr. Gardner
Atlantic Seaboard
West
Mystery of the St. Clair Case Unfolds in Markham Office
Suspicion grows around Miss St. Clair Pryfe and Lea cock as Vance clears St. Clair then faces Pryfe testimony that could implicate Lea cock. Markham moves to arrest Lea cock, but Vance intervenes. Major Benson arrives with Miss Hoffman at Markham’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Markham
Miss St. Clair
Pryfe
Leacock
Vance
Burlington Processing Company Incorporated
Raleigh Oct 21 Incorporated Burlington Processing company of Burlington North Carolina Mercerizing business Authorized capital stock 250000 subscribed 18000 by A L Hill and M B Smith of Burlington NC and J T Black of Graham NC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Burlington Processing Company
Burlington, N. C
A. L. Hill
M. B. Smith
J. T. Black
Graham, N. C
Guilford County to Hold One-Week Special Criminal Term
Governor McLean called a one week Guilford County criminal court term for December 12 and appointed Judge John H. Harwood to preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Raleigh
McLean
Guilford County
John H. Harwood
Earl Carroll Leaves Atlanta for New York Comeback
Earl Carroll departed Atlanta at 12:50 p m on the Crescent Limited to revive his theatrical business after serving time at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for perjury. Train due in New York tomorrow at 11:53 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Atlanta
Earl Carroll
Crescent Limited
Southern Railway
New York
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Church Junction Will Be Approved In Winston-Salem Consolidation
The consolidation of Centenary and West End Methodist churches in Winston-Salem moves toward formal approval by Bishop E D Mouzon. He predicts amicable passage and favors a downtown cathedral style for large cities, noting a strong need for the proposed union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mouzon
Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
State Treasury Reports Sixteen Million Surplus
The combined auditor and treasurer statement shows a state treasury balance of 16,030,471.48 dollars as of the close of business September 20, released publicly by the governor.
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Raleigh
Gov
Notice of Sale of Land in Guilford County
Notice is given of sale under two deeds of trust by Minto and Marie Dorsett to W C Jones as trustee due to default on notes for Bettie Corbit guardian for Alberta Corbit. The property, Lot 11, Block A, J N Campbell subdivision, is in High Point Township, Guilford County, and will be sold at 3:00 p.m. on November 15, 1927, on North Street frontage, 50 feet by 126 feet, Plot No. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Palmer
Lula Palmer
R. F. Jones
of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Bettie Corbit
High Point
High Point Township
Charlie Hoover
Major Hill
G. O. Hayworth
Office of the Register of Deeds
Leonard Street
Walter Pinnix
Annie Pinnix
Minto Dorsett
Marie Dorsett
W. C. Jones
Register of Deeds
Alberta Corbit
J. N. Campbell
C. L. Moon
North Street
Tax fund report details current and funded debt figures
The state reported total current and funded debt at 162,444,600 dollars with highway notes totaling ten million. General fund cash balance stood at 1,999,123.81 while highway and other special funds held 13,711,326.68 in cash operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernor McLean
Highwa
General Fund
High school students graduate in wedding at Leicester High
In Asheville on October 21 Miss Aliie Sharp and Earl Kin, both night school students at Leicester High School, graduated into matrimony in an unusual commencement. A third pupil presided as they exchanged vows with Rev. R R L McIntyre, a student and uncle of the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Aliie Sharp
Earl Kin
Leicester Hi School
Youn
Zoo
R.R L. McIntrye
Green
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Alie
Varce
Damon
Pythias
Haig
Catskills
South Africa
East River
Church
Max Gardner
Switzerland
Russia
Aunt Betty
Jones Bros. Bakery
Greensboro
Arthur
Under
Grace
Tyson
Keith Vaudeville
Ziegfield’s Follies
Wm. K. Wells
George Whites
Grandma Hho
Enouga Ae
Church Junction
Ice
DIAL
Cecil
Temmessean
Sewanee
Tenn
J. L. Russell
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